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7:40 AM ET, April 24, 2015

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Brian Fallon / Medium:
‘Clinton Cash’ & NYT Fail to Prove Any Connection Between Hillary Clinton & Russian Purchase of Uranium Assets  —  Relying largely on research from the conservative author of Clinton Cash, today's New York Times alleges that donations to the Clinton Foundation coincided with the U.S. government's 2010 approval …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Disastrous Clinton Post-Presidency
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
5 things we learned about ‘Clinton Cash’ without reading it
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
ABC News:
Bill Clinton Cashed In When Hillary Became Secretary of State
Lauren French / Politico:
Trey Gowdy asks Hillary Clinton to appear twice on emails, Benghazi
Discussion: Daily Kos and Liberaland
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
An ‘Exclusive’ Arrangement on a Clinton Book, and Many Questions
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Paleo Diet In and Pizza Out, a Slimmer Jeb Bush Seems Intent on Staying That Way  —  Steak Tips Susanne, the $21 entree at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, N.H., arrived as a carefully composed plate: strips of sirloin, sautéed peppers and caramelized onions atop a bed of linguine with a side of garlic bread.
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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
Boehner Opens Door to House Subpoena of Clinton's E-mail Server  —  In his ceremonial office in the Capitol building, the speaker flared with outrage at Clinton's conduct, asserting she broke the law by failing to use a government e-mail account as secretary of state.  —  t MarkHalperin
Discussion: Fox News and OnPolitics
Eli Stokols / Politico:
In fundraising, Jeb is on defense  —  Weekend confab comes as some Bush donors fear his funding edge is slipping.  —  This weekend in Miami Jeb Bush will huddle with a group of his top donors at a brand new “nature-centric,” $700-a-night South Beach hotel, replete with four pools …
Bloomberg Business:
Comcast Plans to Drop Time Warner Cable Deal … Fourteen months after unveiling a $45.2 billion merger that would create a new Internet and cable giant, Comcast Corp. is planning to walk away from its proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said.
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USA Today:
Apologetic Petraeus gets probation for leaking secrets to his mistress
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Week
The Hill:
Republicans debate keeping ObamaCare subsidies until 2017  —  Congressional Republicans are locked in a debate about whether to temporarily keep in place the ObamaCare subsidies that are at risk of being struck down at the Supreme Court.  —  More than a half-dozen competing plans have already …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Guest of Two Gay Businessmen  —  Senator Ted Cruz has positioned himself as a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, urging pastors nationwide to preach in support of marriage as an institution between a man and a woman, which he said was “ordained by God.”
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Ted Cruz: I still oppose gay marriage  —  Washington (CNN)Ted Cruz was forced to reiterate his stance against same-sex marriage in a Thursday night statement after a news report of comments he made at a fundraising event on Monday in New York City cast some doubt.
Vincent Schilling / Indian Country Today Media …:
Native Actors Walk off Set of Adam Sandler Movie After Insults to Women, Elders  —  Approximately a dozen Native actors and actresses, as well as the Native cultural advisor, left the set of Adam Sandler's newest film production, The Ridiculous Six, on Wednesday.
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General After Long Delay  —  WASHINGTON — After one of the nation's most protracted cabinet-level confirmation delays, the Senate Thursday approved Loretta E. Lynch to be attorney general.  She is the first African-American woman to hold the position.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate votes 56-43 to confirm Lynch as attorney general
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch To Be The First Black Female Attorney General
Discussion: RH Reality Check
Washington Post:
U.S. drone strike killed al-Qaeda hostages, including American  —  This video showing Warren Weinstein, a U.S. contractor held by al-Qaeda militants, was released in 2013.  The full 13-minute video was sent anonymously by e-mail to several journalists who have reported from Afghanistan.  (As-Sahab/AFP)
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg Business:
Two Hostages Killed in Counterterrorism Strike, Obama Says
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Hot Air
J.D. Power:
Facing Cost-Sensitive Shoppers, Health Plan Providers Must Demonstrate Value  —  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 23 April 2015 — Satisfaction with the Health Insurance Marketplace exchange enrollment process among new enrollees has significantly increased from 2014, and health plans obtained through …
Ashley Goudeau / KVUE-TV:
Video shows DWI suspect knocked unconscious during arrest  —  ROUND ROCK, Texas — Video captured by a man inside the Wing Stop on East Palm Valley in Round Rock Tuesday afternoon shows Officer Ben Johnson arresting Viviana Keith.  —  The video shows Johnson and Keith talking …
Michael Crowley / Politico:
World War O  —  Obama took office vowing to end America's wars.  Now we're in at least five, and U.S. officials are unsure what to do about it.  —  Getty  —  President Barack Obama's expression of remorse on Thursday for the death of two hostages in a U.S. drone strike underscored …
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Scientists find missing link in Yellowstone plumbing: This giant volcano is very much alive  —  Yellowstone National Park is the home of one of the world's largest volcanoes, one that is quiescent for the moment but is capable of erupting with catastrophic violence at a scale never before witnessed by human beings.
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Steve King unveils radical court scheme  —  Under the American system of government, elected legislators are responsible for writing laws.  If those statutes are legally controversial, they're challenged in the courts and evaluated by judges.  It's Civics 101.
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Scott Walker, forever tarnished: Republican governors have tanked the GOP brand  —  What do Scott Walker, Chris Christie and Bobby Jindal all have in common?  They're all sitting governors who'd like to be president, sure.  But what else?  —  How about being embarrassingly bad at job creation?
Discussion: The Mahablog
 
 
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Patrick Wintour / Guardian:
Cameron to unveil plans for England-only income tax from 2016
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Charles Pierce / Esquire:
The Return To Mena Airport: It Begins Again
Reuters:
Kleiner Perkins seeks almost $1 million in costs in Pao case
Tylar Bacome / WGCL-TV:
Atlanta students face charges for fight with gay classmates
Discussion: FreakOutNation and Raw Story
KHOU-TV:
3 suspects charged with 2012 shooting death of Iranian activist
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Paul Barrett / Bloomberg Business:
Supreme Court Justices Are Getting ‘Grumpier,’ Study Finds
Discussion: CBS DC
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
OMG, Chipotle Is Finally Offering Delivery (Thanks to Postmates)
Discussion: Mashable and Refinery29
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
The Many Measures of Hillary Clinton
Discussion: American Spectator
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Bundy Family Heads To Oregon Gold Mine For Newest BLM Confrontation
Discussion: Reuters
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘F*ck this court — I AM Justice’: Woman uncorks berserk legal rant after civil rights suit tossed
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